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Somerdale is a big small town of 5,581 people in Camden County, New Jersey. It's about 13 miles from Philadelphia, PA. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 22 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $225k and rent runs about $1k a month.
5,581people
$225kTypical home
$1,097/moRent
87° / 41°Summer / winter
22"Snow
238Sunny days
130Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,581
- Part of a metro area
- About 4,009 people per sq mi
- 13 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 13 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 1 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $225k (≈$1,416/mo)
- Median rent $1,097/mo
- Median household income $86k
- Property tax about 3.1% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 41°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 238 sunny days a year (83 totally clear)
- 127 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 130 days a year with rain or snow
- 22" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 4 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (129 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (3,075 per 100k)
People
- Median age 42
- 28% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to PHL airport
- 12 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 11 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1965
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 82 ft
- 6 mi to the ocean
- 198 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 37 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 102 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,768 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 510 bars within 25 mi
- 1,008 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 23 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 145 museums within 25 mi
- 69 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 48% of New Jersey districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Camden County: D+27 in 2024
- New Jersey: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk